Without equal access to the law, our system deprives the poor of their only protection and gives those who can afford representation one of the most powerful tools ever invented. Unlike in criminal matters, there is no constitutional right to counsel in civil cases. Without civil legal help, too many domestic abuse victims don’t find safety, predatory lenders increase bankruptcy and homelessness, illegal evictions cause families to move from place to place—all of which create greater demands on limited private and governmental services.
 
 Washington attorneys are providing a solution. Legal aid programs and local bar associations statewide united to create the Campaign for Equal Justice, an annual giving drive benefiting all of our state’s legal aid programs that gives each of us the opportunity to make legal aid available to those in need.

Amidst the unprecedented funding crisis for legal aid programs statewide, exceptional leadership and teamwork in our community is helping provide relief to families in our state struggling with the impact of the economic crisis. The swift and coordinated response to the recession by the Washington State Bar Association and its members, the legal aid community, Campaign for Equal Justice supporters, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is helping meet the urgent legal needs of thousands more of our most vulnerable neighbors during this difficult time.

2010 Results as of 6/30/2010

2009 Campaign Results

The table below shows results for the Campaign for Equal Justice by county. Click on the name of each county to see a complete list of donors in that area.

 
B A S E
2009 R E S U L T S
Campaign for Equal Justice
by County
Total WSBA Members
Total No. of Judges
No. of Attorney Donors
No of Judicial Donors
Judicial Part. Rate
No. of ALL Legal Community Donors
Legal Community Participation
Total Raised
Asotin
22
1
6
0
0%
6
27%
$690
Benton-Franklin
366
11
110
1
9%
111
30%
$6,503
Chelan-Douglas
234
6
69
6
100%
75
32%
$4,391
Clallam-Jefferson
217
8
67
4
50%
71
33%
$4,149
Clark
686
14
176
4
29%
180
26%
$11,656
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum
152
7
48
3
43%
51
34%
$2,362
Grant, Adams, Lincoln
150
8
28
4
50%
32
21%
$2,688
Grays Harbor
114
9
23
1
11%
24
21%
$1,802
Island
120
2
28
2
100%
30
25%
$2,254
King
14,612
151
4,167
52
34%
4,219
29%
$866,849
Kitsap
693
14
242
7
50%
249
36%
$14,853
Lewis
94
5
18
0
0%
18
19%
$830
Pierce
1,956
49
625
22
45%
647
33%
$54,576
Skagit
225
8
82
4
50%
86
38%
$6,533
Snohomish
1,256
26
424
16
62%
440
35%
$43,950
Spokane
1,745
44
629
23
52%
652
37%
$51,098
Thurston
1,456
32
383
20
63%
403
28%
$35,327
Walla Walla
100
3
26
1
33%
27
27%
$1,647
Whatcom
472
12
249
8
67%
257
54%
$35,420
Whitman
76
4
32
1
25%
33
43%
$3,148
Yakima
432
20
95
3
15%
98
23%
$6,956
Other Counties (No. of Judges): Columbia (0), Ferry (1), Garfield (1), Kittitas (2), Klickitat (2), Mason (3), Okanogan (7), Pacific, Pend Orielle (0), San Juan (2), Skamania (2) & Stevens (1)
407
25
95
5
20%
100
25%
$7,681
Outside WA
8,246
0
1,697
4
0
1,701
21%
$90,938
2009 Campaign TOTAL
33,831
459
9,319
191
42%
9,510
28%
$1,251,910

King County law firms play a large role in the Campaign for Equal Justice each year. In 2009, the King Co. law firm’s dug deep for the Campaign for Equal Justice, with a record 111 King Co. law firms contributing $459,401--37% of the overall 2009 Campaign total of $1,251,910.

The top contributing firms, who gave at or above $250 (one billable hour) per attorney in their firm, were featured in the Puget Sound Business Journal and the WSBA Bar News.

Your annual gift to the Campaign benefits legal aid programs and clients statewide. Wherever you live in Washington, the Campaign for Equal Justice reaches your neighbors and your community through the free legal hotline, a legal services office, or a volunteer attorney program.
 

Please support the Campaign for Equal Justice where a gift to one is truly a gift to all.

Together we can help low-income individuals and families in crisis achieve fair outcomes. Individuals benefit. Families benefit. Society benefits.

Remember, it’s not justice if it’s not equal.
 



Please support the
Campaign for Equal
Justice where
a gift to one is truly
a gift to all.